Porth Ceriad Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.79° N 4.51° W

Porth Ceriad 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porth Ceriad sea temperature is
18.8° C
2.9° 

Porth Ceriad surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 2PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.2
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
10
10
9
9
8
21
20
18
17
16
14
9
8
17
19
13
9
5
3
2
8
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
5
E
5
NW
10
NW
5
SW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
0
E
15
NW
25
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:26AM4.13m
8:47PM4.64m
9:12AM4.31m
9:31PM4.85m
9:55AM4.39m
Low Tide
3:43PM0.31m
4:13AM-0.07m
4:24PM0.16m
4:55AM-0.16m
5:03PM0.12m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:49
8:46
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
21
24
27
26
26
23
21
20
21
21
21
20
18
17
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
Feels °C
19
17
17
22
25
24
25
21
20
20
21
21
21
20
18
16
17
19
17
13
15
15
16
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